MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '19 at 23:23
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 143 2-Core 261 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 750 77% 621 Pts	64-Core 707 44% 707 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2316RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 439 440 432 442 431 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 357 Mixed 176 SusWrite 421 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 34.6 150% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 125 129% 212 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 99%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 162GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 492 490 492 491 340 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 487 Mixed 408 SusWrite 454 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 54 194% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 151 159 160 159 163 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 81.7 Write 116 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 158 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 205% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 90%
Toshiba MK7559GSXP 750GB-$118 5,761 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 699GB free Firmware: GN001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 102 102 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 103 Write 97.5 Mixed 19.5 SusWrite 102 58% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 21.3 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 24.6 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 88%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) - $500

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,118x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	301x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	115x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	318x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	255x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	231x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	94x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	84x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	63x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	114x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $161Bench 85%, 35,811 samples	38x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,137

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16